Family Group Sheet
NameSilas P. Martin
Birth17 Jun 1909, McComas, Mercer Co., West Virginia
Death30 Jan 2003, Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia
FatherArthur Frazier Martin (1886-1910)
MotherJudy Rosabelle “Rosie” Jones (1885-)
Notes for Silas P. Martin
The SSDI lists Silas P. Martin, born 17 June 1909, died 30 Jan 2003, last residence Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.
His obituary in the Roanoke Times reported “Silas P. Martin, 93, of Shawsville, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2003, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in McComas, West Virginia, he was the son of Frazier Martin and Rosa Martin Slusher. Silas was a combat veteran of World War II, having served with the army in France and Germany. He took an interest in auto mechanics at the age of twelve when he began working on Model T’s, and he continued this love of mechanics into the nineteen seventies. He was a longtime employee of Radford Army Ammunition Plant which he retired from in 1971 after twenty-five years of service. He is survived by one son, George M. “Mike” Martin of Shawsville; a daughter, Linda, ...” (truncated because this was a teaser from a search engine that charges $300 for a yearly subscription to see the remainder.)
His obituary in the Roanoke Times reported “Silas P. Martin, 93, of Shawsville, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2003, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in McComas, West Virginia, he was the son of Frazier Martin and Rosa Martin Slusher. Silas was a combat veteran of World War II, having served with the army in France and Germany. He took an interest in auto mechanics at the age of twelve when he began working on Model T’s, and he continued this love of mechanics into the nineteen seventies. He was a longtime employee of Radford Army Ammunition Plant which he retired from in 1971 after twenty-five years of service. He is survived by one son, George M. “Mike” Martin of Shawsville; a daughter, Linda, ...” (truncated because this was a teaser from a search engine that charges $300 for a yearly subscription to see the remainder.)
